A good read on the magic of flight.

[stratobee]

Well written excerpt from an airline pilots book about the magic of flight. Today it's easy to forget just how fantastic it is and how far we've actually come.

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/the-magic-of-flying-a-pilot-shares-his-passion-for-one-of-the-wonders-of-the-modern-age-10153291.html

 

[Pilawt]

Good stuff.

Along those lines I'd also recommend Song of The Sky by Guy Muchie (1954). Murchie was a USAAF transoceanic navigator during the war, and writes of aviation history, meteorology, aerodynamics, navigation and more, all with a poet's touch.

 

[somorris]

Thank you for posting that, Stratobee. Flight is magic that too many in our day and age take for granted.

 

[Shawn]

Its all Magic!